The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-11
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or Lifc Mt the Cnpitnl-Gossir and Chit Chm
ut Charleston.


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sptcio! Correspondence Of he A,tt!lIgeseey.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 0.-The course OF leg.
iglat:on drags its Glow length along, and
tho assembled Roloas are busily making
history. So far the aeasion has amounted
TO absolutely nothing. Only one of the
appropriation bills is in and the bills SO
lar passed a7e either local in their cbarac-
ter or Of comparatively little public inter-
eat. As usual, tho membcrs and others
s!tracted TO the capital by the session form
q jolly crowd outside Of tho Legislative
halls, and come good stories arc going
around. ! heard one to-day. A we'll
known Wheeling nan was walking down
kanewha street when he noticed Judge
Osey Johneon with his head boSed con-
tsmplatively, walking along in front OF
him, Just then 3 gentleman across the
Etreet. called out, "Oh, Senator" Judge
johnson stopped, gsraightsned up and
turned about. seeing which tte gentleman
remarked, II said Senator" Aud he
passed on to catch member Of the State
Senate just shesd. Somebody has dubbed
Judge Okey tho premature Senator" and
the title bids fair to stick.
Another good story at the expense of
the Jbhnsoa family--Ixo this time. 1t will
be remembered that when tho Senate first
vota1 on Prohibition NJ. MeCa'lie.er was
ebsent. The same evening lie returned,
and was nittipg in the hall OF the House
waiting Tor an important committee meet
ing when gentleman whom he did not
know sat down beside him and began to
sound him on Prohibition. McCallister
answered evasively awhile, and then bo-
coming more candid, turned to the s:run-
ger and saii: z TGat.
Stranger, 1 will tell you Just where l
atand on that question. l came here
rather disposed to vote for it, but the way
theae d-n Johnsons conduct their cam
paisn has disgussed me and ! shall vote
70 on the whole business"
The subject seemed to lo5a interest for
the stranger. Juat then member called
McCallistor out. As he left the hlll, he
asked: "Who 10 that Delegate WAS talk
ing to ~ 5Sa II. gr n ~ ~.y.5, X,
"That ia no Delegate said the other.
THAT is Ike Johnaon, the Prohibition
leader" 'sgE .i;GGl El3f 5}
McCa!lister'o comment can only be i'm
nginod by those who know him.
Senator Flournoy told q story on Sun
day School Superintendent in his section
the other night The superintendent, ac-
cording to the Senator's story, WAS an
nouncing picnic, and ho did 1t some
what like this: oa 81!
"Chiidren, there will be picnic given
l. III II
weather is suitable. II Thursday is not q
fair day, the picnic will be given on the
day previous.' iay,4,.
This was called up by aome one reading
IRON Wheeling evening paper the SEN
tence: est was reported yesterday alter
noon that miner at the LsBelle coal
bank had been badly hurt this morning."
Another gentleman read from the Register
the announcement that "Mrs. Voorhees,
was buried at Washington yesterday.'
Her remains ore on the way to Illinois"
When Col. O. Brien eR,ne, here some
time ago Jim Mason's West Virginia Demo.
cras announced him as the "vanguard of
the Camden lobby" The Colonel don't
mind little thing like that, but he re-.
solved to have some fun, md that day at
dinner sought q seat at a table where
Masonic son and private secretary known
es "Buttermilk, it," had already sat
down. With blood in his eye, Colonel
O'Brien inquired in his most stentorisn
tones: "Can anybody tell mo who is the
correspondent here Of. tho Vest Virginia
Democrat ?" IL lt% Il
= Someone suggested that perhaps Mason,
IT., could tell. l5S, 5,i S,t-2
"sir," said the Colonel, turning sternly
to the youth, "can you tell me who is the
correspondent here Of the Vest Virginia
Democrat ~ IS y e..
Mason, who had apparently been pay
ing no attention to the conversation, laid
down his knife and fork, and looking the
Colonel square In the face, asked with
great ai1ectation OF dignity: Q
"What is your name, eir 2" 4, slgs
"Thomas O Brien, cir, OF Wheeling."
Swell, Mr.. O'Brien, why do you ask
who is tho correspondent 2" glg
II want to SOC him, air. - M
"For what purpose ~ I.
"By tho eternal, want to whip him!'',
Mason took out q little memorandum
book from his pocket, and asked in.
nocently: Il & =!
4"rhe number Of your room, please ~
Col. 0 'Brien told him. 4 f5
Mason wrote minute, and then put
ting up his book with great deliberation,
said: 5,,5 N. .lt z sE.tt a
a"!ll send him to your room this even.
ing" and he resumed his dinnor with all
the GOODNESS in the world. Col. O'Brien
can tell this story better than I can. !3 S5F
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